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Intellectual Property

Dec. 20, 2011

Effort to soften Internet piracy bill starts to crumble

As Congress chugs forward with internet piracy legislation favored by Hollywood, a San Diego-area lawmaker's effort to make the bill more palatable to the tech industry appears to be crumbling.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - As Congress chugs forward with internet piracy legislation favored by Hollywood and decried by Silicon Valley, a San Diego-area lawmaker's effort to make the bill more palatable to the tech industry appears to be crumbling.


"We're going to lose eventually and we're going to lose in the worst possible way," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, said at a House Judiciary Commi...

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